Chapter 64: Ben's Counterattack

  Mr. Gu said he wanted to save some money for Gu Xiang and her mother, which was actually something he had thought about a long time ago.

  He never thought of marrying Gu's mother, but after discovering the third party, she didn't hesitate and directly proposed a divorce. Gu's father never expected that in that era, as a rural woman who grew up in the countryside, Gu's mother would cut off all ties and leave home at the age of thirty-something.

  The only requirement is Gu Xiang's custody.

  In this case, he has been thinking of making it up to her. Moreover, now that Gu Xiang is growing up day by day, he also wants to move into the city, if his daughter doesn't want to go to the city, there must be places where he can't reach. He only has this one daughter...

  Before arriving home, Gu Xiang thought for a moment and then told his dad frankly: "I didn't learn to play the piano later on, so the 50,000 yuan is still there."

  Gu's mother's household registration is in the countryside, so for the convenience of upgrading, Gu Xiang's household registration is actually still with Gu's father and his family. The previous deposit book was taken by Gu's father to handle her household registration.

  Although the passbook was given to Gu Xiang, Gu Xiang still had to go to his grandparents' place to get the household registration book when he needed money.

  "I knew it," said Mr. Gu. "What's wrong?"

  Gu Xiang explained: "That means there's still 50,000 yuan in that passbook, so you don't need to give us any more money."

  Mr. Gu smiled, "That's just a small amount of money. Don't worry about the money, I'll take care of it. You just focus on studying well." As he spoke, Mr. Gu reached out to pat Xiang's head.

  Gu Xiang subconsciously dodged and her dad's hand fell empty, suddenly becoming awkward.

  After Gu Xiang went back, her mood improved a bit. Her dad's confident appearance gave her some reassurance.

  Since she can determine that the old house nearby will become a school district house in the future, buying a house here will definitely not lose money.

  Even if her dad loses money elsewhere in the future, with this immovable property as a backup, they should be able to get by without too much difficulty.

  And thinking of Chai Zi Yu's mischievous appearance at dismissal time, Gu Xiang couldn't help but laugh.

  Mother Gu looked at her daughter coming back with a smile, and her hanging heart also put down.

  The Spring Festival is approaching and there are more and more things to do in the store.

  Gu's mother also planned to find two painters before the New Year to paint the store.

  Now I can finally focus on my own things with peace of mind.

  The school is also preparing for the final exam.

  She did very poorly on the small test last Friday, and although Teacher Wang didn't say anything at the time, on Monday before English class, when Gu Xiang went to her office, she still hinted to Gu Xiang that the final exam questions would be very difficult, telling her to think carefully.

  Gu Xiang listened and nodded directly.

  She was indeed a bit absent-minded recently, and her condition wasn't as good as before.

  Especially the amount of homework outside of class is obviously less than before.

  Now a math test with 130 points, she used to finish writing in fifty minutes and the rest of the time was spent checking. Now for a test with the same score, she has to spend more than an hour to finish writing.

  Moreover, language and composition are no longer as familiar as they used to be. In the past, dictation and exams were a breeze, but now sometimes I have to make an effort to recall what I wrote just a moment ago.

  Gu Xiang came out of the toilet and saw Chai Zi Yu standing alone at the corner, thinking about what happened last Friday after school, Gu Xiang thought it was about time to return the favor he owed him, so he naturally strolled over.

  "Hey, let's go eat after school. I promise my dad won't come this time. Haha."

  Cháizǐyù de liǎn jiù chéng zhū gān le.

  Translation: Cháizǐyù's face turned into a pig's liver.

  Gu Xiang still didn't know what was wrong and walked over to take a look, on the other side of the corner were Tang Lulu and Li Wei among others from the class committee.

  It's really embarrassing!

  It seems that during the last class break, Tang Lulu mentioned that they were going to have a meeting to discuss something about the class's academic style.

  Gu Xiang chuckled twice and said: "What a coincidence, everyone is here." Then she lowered her head and ran away.

  The class cadres didn't stand in the corridor for long and dispersed after assigning tasks.

  Tang Lulu couldn't help but say to Gu Xiang after she left: "I didn't expect it, you have a good relationship with Chai Zi Yu."

  "Nothing, just last week he and I stayed behind, then I said let's get her a snack, then my dad..."

  Tang Lulu waved her hand and said: "No need to explain, everyone understands."

  Li Wei followed with a sly smile.

  Lin Jiahuan repeatedly warned them, no matter what, not to mention this misunderstanding to Lin Jiahuan, otherwise, once that gossip king finds out, her ears will be bothered again.

  However, Gu Xiang didn't notice that this class meeting was attended by all the class committee members except for the subject representatives.

  This includes Zhao Yue, the chairman of the residential committee.

  Lin Jiahuan is a loudspeaker, Zhao Yue is a broadcasting station.

  Anyway, after physical education class in the afternoon, Gu Xiang found that people in their class looked at her strangely.

  At first, I thought it was just my imagination, but when she handed out homework before the English class, Wang Xinghuo saw her and smiled strangely, saying nothing, and just used his elbow to nudge Zhang Ziyu.

  It's so obvious what you're doing, it's really hard to pretend like I don't know!

  Gu Xiang felt like she had become a legendary figure in the entertainment industry, surrounded by scandals!

  But it's also her own fault for making such a fuss.

  It's your own fault, don't blame others...

  Lin Jiahuan and Zhao Yue often exchange gossip, of course they also heard about this matter.

  Last time she made fun of Gu Xiang, this time she didn't dare to be rude again. After school, when she waited for Gu Xiang, she stared at him with a sly smile.

  Gu Xiangzhen was startled by her, so she took the test paper to block her face: "Sister, why don't you use this time to review? The final exam is just around the corner, what's with staring at me like that? Do I have flowers on my face?"

  Lin Jiahuan smiled slyly, lifting Gu Xiang's chin and saying: "Ah, no wonder you're making a fuss about losing weight. Now is the time when people are more beautiful than flowers. What a pity, a delicate flower inserted in..."

  Then Niu Shi Jun appeared with a dark face.

  Lin Jiahuan sensibly swung her school bag and said, "You guys talk, I'm going home first."

  Gu Xiang speechlessly stared at Lin Jiahuan who had applied oil to the soles of his feet, and he was indeed running with great vigor.

  At this time, people in the class have not left yet.

  Gu Xiang saw Chai Zi Yu standing next to him and nervously asked: "What's wrong?"

  "Didn't you say we were going out to eat today?"

  "Really." Gu Xiang quickened her pace and packed up her school bag, and the two of them left together.

  There is a milk tea shop next to the school, which has air conditioning, but the milk tea is not as cheap as 2 yuan per cup at the school gate, so there are not many students inside.

  Gu Xiang had never passed by this place before when eating dim sum, but this time she wanted to try something a bit better, so she chose the milk tea shop.

  Milk tea is five yuan a cup, with three types of pearls, fruit grains and red beans. In addition, the store also sells small snacks such as bone-in meat, hand-grabbed pancakes and egg tarts.

  Gu Xiang didn't know what Chai Zi Yu liked to eat, so he leaned on the bar with his chin in his hands and thought for a long time.

  Chai Zi gazed at her without speaking, and she didn't make a sound either.

  Gu Xiang felt a bit awkward and asked Chai Zi Yu what he wanted to eat.

  The master said it's okay to be casual.

  Gu Xiang didn't know what this was all about either. He just ordered a cup of red bean milk tea, two egg tarts, and an extra serving of fried chicken strips.

  Milk tea is packed in blankets, egg tarts and chicken rolls are packed in wicker baskets.

  Chai Zi Yu took out 1,000 yuan and handed it over.

  The owner was not there, and the person collecting money was a temporary worker who did not have any change. Later, it was Gu Xiang who gave the change.

  Chai Zi still felt quite uneasy.

  "It was originally me who said I'd invite you, why are you rushing to pay?"

  Chai Zi said, "What kind of reason is there to let a girl give you money? Otherwise, I'll put this 100 yuan with you first, and when you have change, you can pay me back." As he spoke, he wanted to hand the 100-yuan bill to Gu Xiang.

  Gu Xiang certainly didn't want it, holding back a smile as he pushed the money back. "I said you're quite generous. It's just a small amount of money. If you really have a lot to burn, next time invite me to eat something expensive."

  Chai Zi Yu also didn't persist anymore.

  Two people sat in a milk tea shop for a while, and because they had nothing to talk about, they changed the subject to studying.

  Gu Xiang complained: "Today's physics simulation test was quite difficult."

  Chai Zi Yu said: "Didn't Teacher Pan say that this test is from the province, it's originally meant to be tough. I didn't do well either."

  Gu Xiang glared at him and said: "You didn't do well? You'd better not come! Let me take a look at your homework."

  Chai Zi obediently unzipped his backpack.

  Doing poorly is like Zhai Zi's classmate, scoring 98 out of 100 on the physics exam. One big question was missing a unit and two points were deducted.

  Gu Xiang really wanted to stick the test paper on his face.

  Chai Zi Yu said: "Otherwise, let me take a look at your test paper?"

  Gu Xiang then pulled out her 92-point test paper.

  Chai Zi looked at it and said: "Didn't you get the formula wrong here? This is a proportion of increase, not a direct proportion."

  Gu Xiang thought about his own problem-solving steps, and it seemed to be true. When he started doing it, because it was simple, he didn't even write a draft, and directly thought through the formula in his mind, calculated it, and got the answer.

  A multiple-choice question is worth three points!

  Chai Zi immediately handed his draft paper to Gu Xiang. Before each exam, he would spend ten minutes writing down all the commonly used formulas on one side of the draft paper. This way, when doing questions, his speed would be much faster.

  Gu Xiang nodded in agreement. Physical formulas are quite difficult to remember, so it's better to apply them every time you do similar questions, which also reduces the chance of making mistakes.

  Two people chatted about learning methods and didn't leave until night fell.